Stephen Lewis is fighting for his life. He has inoperable cancer.
I was privileged to document his heroic work as UN HIV/AIDS envoy to Africa, for three documentaries made for the CBC. I filmed as he set up the Stephen Lewis Grandmother to Grandmother Foundation, and as he relentlessly advocated for cheap and generic drugs for the 16 million Africans who were dying needlessly during that pandemic.
When U.S. President Joe Biden announced the impending withdrawal of the remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan, he effectively ended the U.S.-initiated war on terrorism: the military action designed to keep the peace and build new states had failed.
The Bank of Canada, like central banks around the world, is currently facing enormous upheaval and uncertainty due to the enduring COVID-19 pandemic.
Thinking through alternatives to life under capitalism, the vestiges of colonialism or the catastrophic impacts of climate change is hard but necessary work. But could it also be play?
Here’s what psychological research says about how power influences the way people think and act
Joe Biden’s first speech to congress as President has provided a blueprint for how Canadian progressives can achieve their goals and what building back better in Canada could look like. His blue-collar style progressive populism has proved effective and popular. Biden highlighted four policy areas that are also relevant to Canada - building back a prosperous manufacturing industry, investing in education, taxing the rich and protecting the rights of workers.
While some places remain mired in the third wave of the pandemic, others are taking their first tentative steps towards normality. Since April 21, Denmark has allowed indoor service at restaurants and cafes, and football fans are returning to the stands. In countries that have forged ahead with the rollout of vaccines, there is a palpable sense of optimism.
We’re a year into the pandemic. Here’s who’s blocking worker support so clearly needed.
COVID-19 has brought about numerous, devastating changes to people’s lives globally. With the number of cases rising across Canada and globally, we are also witnessing the development and use of robots to perform jobs in some workplaces that are deemed unsafe for humans.
Politicians love a free market. Until recession hits. Or a pandemic. Or a climate crisis.